Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1980)
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All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by James Levine and his top-flight cast. Plácido Domingo is Des Grieux, the handsome, headstrong young aristocrat who falls head over heels for the enticing, impetuous Manon Lescaut (Renata Scotto). Manon returns his love, but her obsession with luxury ruins them both. Gian Carlo Menotti’s opulent production, with sets and costumes by Desmond Heeley, superbly captures the colorful world of 18th century France.
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Manon Lescaut
Chevalier des Grieux
A sea captain
Lescaut
Geronte
A musician
Edmondo
An innkeeper
Dancing master
A lamplighter
A sergeant
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